"fetishy" meaning in English

See fetishy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more fetishy [comparative], most fetishy [superlative]
Etymology: From fetish + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fetish|y}} fetish + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} fetishy (comparative more fetishy, superlative most fetishy)
  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a (sexual) fetish. Tags: informal
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